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10 th American History Unit III- U.S. Foreign Policy World War II - today

10 th American History Unit III- U.S. Foreign Policy World War II - today. Nixon-Bush #5. Reading Quiz. 1. Who was Desmond Tutu? 2. What was the INF treaty? 3. Who was Deng Xiaoping? 4. What is apartheid? 5. Who is Nelson Mandela? 6. What was the INF Treaty? 7. Who was Gorbachev?

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10 th American History Unit III- U.S. Foreign Policy World War II - today

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  1. 10th American HistoryUnit III- U.S. Foreign PolicyWorld War II - today Nixon-Bush #5

  2. Reading Quiz • 1. Who was Desmond Tutu? • 2. What was the INF treaty? • 3. Who was Deng Xiaoping? • 4. What is apartheid? • 5. Who is Nelson Mandela? • 6. What was the INF Treaty? • 7. Who was Gorbachev? • 8. What did the Soviets do in Feb. of 1989?

  3. China and Reagan • Mao Zedong is dead. • Deng Xiaoping is new leader. • Moved China away from Marxist-Leninism to free enterprise. • Contracts and trade with U.S. increases.

  4. Central America and Reagan • Military leaders losing- Argentina, Brazil and others. • Various problems • Exploding populations • Troubled economies • Large foreign debts were not being paid and treatened world’s banking system.

  5. South Africa and Reagan • Apartheid • small white minority controlling and exploiting black majority. • “apart-hood” but really means racism. • World Isolated and ostracised South Africa • Economic sanctions by U.S. and pressure world • Bishop Desmond Tutu • Apartheid ended- 1990 • Nelson Mandela freed from prison. • Becomes 1st black president.

  6. South Africa and Reagan 2:50 min.

  7. Soviets in Afghanistan- (The Soviet’s Vietnam) • Began in 1979- 9 years • Soviet troops support communist government. Tried to remove civilian population from countryside who were helping the rebels. Millions dead, homeless or starving. • Afghanistan's resistance movement, the Mujahidin (holy warriors). Waged a local guerilla war • 4,000 bases- with Commanders and 300 or more men. • international arms market and foreign military support. • 5,000,000 refuges from Afghanistan • Olympic boycott and economic sanctions. • April 14, 1988 Soviets admit the cost too great (15,000 troops and billions of dollars) and agreed to remove their troops.

  8. Soviets in Afghanistan- (The Soviet’s Vietnam) 3:14 min.

  9. Reducing Nuclear Arms- INF • February 1987- Gorbachev offered to sign an agreement eliminating both Soviet and U.S medium range missiles. • Tough Verification procedures would allow each country to station representatives outside the other countries plants. • December 1987- Gorbachev and Reagan signed the new Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty • removed all missiles with ranges of 300-3400 miles from Eastern and Western Europe. • All 2611 missiles would be destroyed- 859 US and 1752 Soviet. • Did not insure peace, both nations still had enough long range and nuclear missile to destroy each other. • Some believed the world was less safe and perhaps a step away from self-destruction.

  10. Reducing Nuclear Arms- INF 3:18 min.

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